Senior Mechanical Engineer, Anduril Expeditionary Systems

The role

You will own hardware from concept generation to real world use. You will design novel hardware, build prototypes, and work with customers to understand battlefield challenges.

What you will do

• Own hardware from concept generation to real world use
• Serve as a key part of tight-knit product team
• Work with customers to understand real battlefield challenges
• Design novel hardware for those mission sets from the ground up
• Use engineering first-principles, analysis, and testing to ensure designs survive battlefield conditions
• Get hands-on to build prototypes and first articles
• Travel to exercises and work alongside warfighters to support and collect feedback on products
• Iterate on designs and work with manufacturing team to build and deliver at scale

Required qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to design, prototype, and ship hardware
• Past record of design ownership in a team setting
• High competence with, and fluid use of, engineering first principles
• 8+ years of professional mechanical engineering experience
• CAD skills (any platform) and ability to make high quality engineering drawings
• Demonstrated hands-on fabrication skills
• BS, M.Eng, MS or PhD in an engineering field
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Nice to have

• Experience in NX/Teamcenter
• Ability to integrate electronic components into mechanical designs (motors, controllers, sensors etc.)
• Experience with machining, sheet metal, composites, and 3D printing
• Knowledge of static, dynamic, or thermal analysis methods and use in ANSYS
• Active Top Secret Security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Please apply only if you are already living near Costa Mesa, CA, or are open to a paid relocation to Orange County, CA
• Must be a U.S. Person
• Consent to third-party service provider conducting pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The Connected Warfare team builds large form factor products to ensure soldiers have access to computing and communications capabilities.